Colour

#755FD2

#755FD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#755FD2 is a blue with RGB values 117, 95, 210 and HSL 251°, 56%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#755FD2

RGBrgb(117, 95, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.4588, 0.3725, 0.8235

RGB percentages45.9%, 37.3%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(251.5, 56.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.5, 54.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK44.3%, 54.8%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer7,692,242

CSS custom property--colour: #755FD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.86:1

Contrast with white4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#8AA02D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2174D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#236ECFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Tritanopia#59788Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 2.8 Medium purple · ΔE 9.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.6 Royal blue · ΔE 13.7 Rebecca purple · ΔE 18.6 Medium orchid · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 2.83, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BCD25F

Analogous#5F82D2, #AF5FD2

Triadic#D2755F, #5FD275

Split complementary#D2AE5F, #83D25F

Tetradic#D25F82, #BCD25F, #5FD2AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#DCD6F4

Lighter +20%#BAAFE8

Lighter +10%#9787DD

Darker −10%#5338C6

Darker −20%#422D9E

Darker −30%#322177

Darker −40%#21164F

More saturated +25%#6545EC

Less saturated −25%#8579B8

Channel breakdown

R117

G95

B210

Red117 (45.9%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue251.48°

Saturation (HSL)56.1%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 75 · G 5F · B D2

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